In this very article, the Brazilian academic production on argu mentation in Science Education is discussed. Therefore, studies present ed at Encontros Nacionais de Pesquisa em Educação em Ciências (ENPECs - Brazilian Meetings for Research in Science Education) and published in Brazilian journals on Education and Science Education were investigated. This literature was reviewed comprising the following aspects: year of presentation, Brazilian geographic region and institution of production, school level and thematic focus of the study.
argumentation; literature review; science education